Transcriptional signature of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hASCs) preconditioned for chondrogenesis in hypoxic conditions

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 315, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1937-1952

  Pilgaard, L ^a   Lund, P ^a   Duroux, M ^a   Lockstone, H ^b   Taylor, J ^b   Emmersen, J ^a   Fink, T ^a   Ragoussis, J ^b   Zachar, V ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue derived stem cells; cDNA microarray; Chondrogenesis; Colony forming unit; Gene expression; Hypoxia; Illumina

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; OXYGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHONDROGENESIS; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 67349110859     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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